Definition

Noun: * Eyelid: The thin fold of skin that covers and protects the eye. It can be voluntarily closed to cover the eyeball.

Usage

• Describing a physical part of the body: Used to refer specifically to the upper or lower fold of skin around the eye.
  • Cô ấy có đôi mắt với hàng mi dài và mí mắt rõ nét. (She has eyes with long lashes and well-defined eyelids.)
  • Anh ấy nhắm mắt lại, nhưng mí mắt vẫn run nhẹ. (He closed his eyes, but his eyelids still trembled slightly.)
• In medical or descriptive contexts: Often used when describing conditions, sensations, or appearance related to this area.
  • Mí mắt của tôi bị sưng vì dị ứng. (My eyelid is swollen due to an allergy.)
  • Một mí, hai mí là đặc điểm của mí mắt. (Single eyelid, double eyelid are characteristics of the eyelid.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sụp mí mắt": Refers to a condition where the upper eyelid droops.
  • Ông cụ bị sụp mí mắt bẩm sinh. (The old man has congenital eyelid ptosis.)
• "Mí mắt nặng trĩu": An idiomatic expression describing heavy, drooping eyelids, often due to extreme tiredness.
  • Sau 24 giờ thức, mí mắt cô ấy nặng trĩu. (After 24 hours awake, her eyelids were heavy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mí trên: Upper eyelid.
• Mí dưới: Lower eyelid.
• Mắt: Eye (the entire organ).
• Lông mi: Eyelashes (the hairs on the edge of the eyelid).

Synonyms

• Mi mắt: A less common, more literary synonym with the same meaning.
  • Giọt nước mắt lăn trên mi mắt. (A tear rolled on the eyelid.)

Related Phrases

• Chớp mí mắt: To blink (the rapid closing and opening of the eyelid).
  • Anh ấy chớp mí mắt liên tục vì bụi bay vào mắt. (He kept blinking his eyelids because dust got in his eye.)

noun

1. eyelid